Thursday night [August 24] we expected a repetition of Wednesday night's scene; women, children and goods were removed. All quiet at night. Friday, more expectations and more removals, the Governor returned from the country, and went in person and took in writing a particular account of the damage done; our Congress offered him a guard, but he said he had such confidence in the affections of his fellow citizens, that he thought any further security unnecessary, and declined the offer. He called the council that afternoon. Saturday, people continued to remove. The Governor desired a conference with our Congress, Committee and Military Officers; it was granted, he made a speech to them, told them it made his heart bleed to meet on the road so many people moving from the city with their effects, that they had all the power of the city in their hands, begged they would use it prudently, that violent measures would only widen the breach, and cause the destruction of the city; we had got the cannon in our own power, and desired we would move them no farther, that if troops should come from Boston, we would hear of it time enough to move them, but declared upon his honour he knew of none coming, &c. &c.

Notwithstanding the cannonading, we got off 21 good 18-Pounders, with carriages, empty cartridges, rammers, sponges, &c. &c. The Capt. of the man of war behaved like a rascal in attacking the Town in the dead of the night, when it was unprepared for defence; however the people collected on the battery, and behaved well; we killed, according to [George] Vandeput's own account, one of his men in the barge, he killed none of ours, ー only wounded three; one lost the calf of his leg, the other two were slightly wounded, notwithstanding grape-shot, swivel shot, 18 and 24 pounders were fired. I am told people are moving their goods this morning.